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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1998
Peter M Pawluskiewicz, Seattle, WA (US);
ATL Ultrasound, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer probe that provides a connector for quickly, easily, and reliably connecting and disconnecting the transducer electrical connections in such a manner that the connection is removable. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connector provides means for receiving one end of a flex circuit that is attached at its other end to a multi-element transducer located at the distal end of a probe. The flex circuit is oriented and aligned in the connector with a separate flex circuit in such a manner that compression of the connector sections creates an electrical connection between the flex circuits. Since the connector is solderless, the flex circuits may be removed and replaced without damage to the flex circuits or flex circuit conductors.